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With Noah's promise, August finally saw hope of acknowledging his father. Having never anticipated something so much, he ate that meal with exceptional joy.
However, some were happy, while others were sorrowful.
Makarov, who was a year older than August, didn't have such a good appetite. The melancholy in his heart caused the "bald spot" on his head to visibly expand by a small circle.
August's description of Precht wasn't extensive, but it was enough to completely overturn Makarov's understanding of his teacher.
Precht, the Second Guild Master, who had raised him, accompanied him, and toiled for Fairy Tail for over forty years, actually had another side that Makarov had never even discovered.
Makarov drank in silence, while the other Fairy Tail team members were chatting and laughing.
Now that their identities were revealed, August was, by seniority, an elder to Laxus and the others, so he naturally wouldn't hesitate to offer guidance on magic to the younger generation.
August's understanding of magic, no exaggeration, could be considered the best in the world.
He could instantly analyze and truly master any magic he 'copied,' and the same magic wielded by him would increase in power by several levels.
Except for a very few specific types of magic like Dragon Slayer Magic and Enchantment, August had mastered almost all other forms of magic.
This wisdom and magical power were truly extraordinary.
He was indeed the descendant of the Black Wizard and the "Fairy Tactician."
"Erza, you rely too much on external armor and weapons. I'll teach you a magic that allows you to condense pure magical blades from your Magic Power. Those are much more effective than swords."
In just a few words, August generously taught Erza a magic called 'Magic Blade.' With this magic, even if her armor and weapons were shattered in future battles, Erza's combat power would not diminish in the slightest.
Seeing August's generosity, the others also requested guidance.
Ever since Natsu gained the Purgatory Dragon's flames, Gray felt he was falling behind his good friend's strength. Ice-Make, after all, was not a powerful magic, and its upper limit was not high.
Even Gray's master, Ur, didn't defeat the Destruction Demon with Ice-Make, but with the deadly Ice-type forbidden magic, Iced Shell.
Gray was now less than twenty years old and had already mastered Ice-Make to perfection. If he didn't have any fortuitous encounters or suitable new magic to learn in the future, his only way to improve his strength would be through the growth of his own Magic Power.
But naturally growing power could not nearly catch up to his "arch-nemesis."
Fortunately, Gray met a generous "Wizard King."
August saw Gray's need and offered him two powerful ice magic choices: one was the 'Winter' magic he had taught Invel, and the other was Ice Devil Slayer Magic, copied from Noah.
"No way, you can teach Ice Devil Slayer Magic too?"
Gray looked at August in surprise. He remembered both his father and Noah saying that the normal cultivation method for Devil Slayer Magic had been lost, and it could only be passed down through "power transfer."
Noah wasn't surprised, though. August's talent was too high. After copying his Ice Devil Slayer Magic, it wouldn't be difficult for him to deduce the lost cultivation method for Devil Slayer Magic.
Noah even suspected that the Devil Slayer Magic cultivation method August deduced might be even better than the original.
In the end, Gray, not surprisingly, chose to learn Ice Devil Slayer Magic. This way, he wouldn't have to worry about Zero one day losing his mind and passing Ice Devil Slayer Magic to him at the cost of his life.
Besides Gray, Laxus was the one who gained the most.
August discovered a powerful, unawakened magic within him.
Not to mention his grandfather Makarov, who lived with him day and night, even Noah, his "good uncle," hadn't realized that Laxus still harbored immense untapped potential.
Under August's guidance, Laxus successfully awakened the magic that had always been dormant within him—Red Lightning.
One hundred years ago, Zeref taught Yuri Dreyar, one of the original four members of Fairy Tail, the magic Red Lightning.
A century later, his son August helped Laxus awaken and inherit his great-grandfather's magic.
Fate is full of such surprises, making one both love and hate it.
Now with Lightning Magic, Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic, and Red Lightning, Laxus's future achievements are even more limitless.
The meal ended in a harmonious atmosphere.
After the baptism of battle and shocking news, everyone was a bit tired and returned to the hotel early to rest.
To ensure that Erza and Mira had no lingering injuries, Noah conducted a thorough examination of their bodies in the guest room.
This went on for two hours, and Noah only finished when both Erza and Mira were panting and asleep. Finally, he didn't forget to use Magnetic Field Power to expel what he had left inside them.
Afterward, Noah did not go to sleep but quietly left the room, silently entering another guest room on the same floor of the hotel...
The bright moon hung high, and stars filled the sky.
The climate of the Western Continent differed from Ishgar, especially in coastal cities, where the temperature would be much cooler at night than during the day.
A slightly chilly breeze swept across the night sky, gently caressing the graceful figure on the guest room balcony, lost in thought, gazing at the full moon. A few strands of crimson hair floated gently in the wind.
She took off her black robe and removed her wide magic hat.
Irene stood alone on the balcony, gazing at the moon and feeling the breeze. Her figure was as cool and clear as the moonlight scattered across the sky, and she exuded a rare sense of loneliness.
There were many shocking things today, and she had heard a lot of gossip about her colleagues.
Irene had thought she could stop thinking about her, but when she closed her eyes, what immediately appeared was still the face of the young girl with equally crimson hair.
Eighteen years have passed… If she knew what I did to her, that child would surely hate me, Irene thought with a bitter smile.
"Admiring the moon in the middle of the night, what good spirits."
A voice suddenly came from behind, and Irene's body trembled. She turned around and realized that Noah had appeared in her room at some point.
He even had time to pour a glass of water!
How long had this brat been secretly watching her?!
Irene's expression was unnatural, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes. "Why aren't you sleeping with your two little girlfriends in the middle of the night? What are you doing in this old auntie's room?"
Old auntie?
Noah's mouth twitched. If Irene walked down the street dressed like that, who would dare say she wasn't a beautiful young woman in her twenties.
Noah wasn't blind. When a "larger" Erza appeared before him, with two people so similar, how could he not suspect the relationship between Irene and Erza?
"Irene, I want to know your relationship with Erza."
Irene bit her lip lightly. It wasn't hard to hear the firmness in Noah's tone. If she couldn't give him a satisfactory answer, he might just beat her until she saw her life flash before her eyes, like August, and then read her mind.
During the day, she was a spectator, feasting on August's gossip.
Now, at night, she had become the gossip herself.
She was truly down on her luck.